Public Consultation about Watermans Redevelopment
Hounslow Council is proposing to regenerate the waterside area of Waterman’s Gardens to re-provide 26 houseboat moorings along with additional improvements to the surrounding foreshore area, and park area.
Watermans Garden is an area of park land bordering both Brentford High Street and a shallow area of the River Thames separated from the main river by Brentford Ait island. The development of the site is focused on the immediate foreshore area and the eastern end of the park nearest Victoria Steps Quay.
The riverside is currently occupied by a number of existing vessels moored without the council’s permission, between the legitimate houseboat moorings at Victoria Steps Quay and The Watermans Centre at the southern end.
The proposal would seek to re-provide 26 houseboat moorings of varying lengths up to 30min length. Plans also include a small area for car parking, storage and associated infrastructure for the riverside moorings.
Foreshore improvements are also included in plans, including the creation of a natural wildlife habitat and the introduction of reed beds to provide substantial ecological improvements. Significant improvements to the park area also proposed, however these are yet to be formalised and we are seeking the view of the local community to best discover the
improvements required by local users.
It is anticipated that a planning application be readied for the redevelopment in advance of a planning submission in April 2015. The council wants to ensure that you are involved in the development of the proposals as we enter the final design stages of the scheme before submission of a planning application. Two public exhibitions have therefore been organised
to allow interested parties to drop in, review the plans and provide comments. These are being held at Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 0DS on:
• Tuesday 28th October 2014, 4pm – 7pm
• Saturday 1st November 2014, 11am – 2pm
The council welcomes your feedback to ensure that the final designs for the proposed scheme support the needs of both the council and the surrounding community. If you are unable to attend either of the consultation events outlined above and would comment on the project, please provide your feedback at watermans.marina@hounslow.gov.uk or write to us at Watermans Marina, FREEPOST Peter Brett Associates, SCE 4241 Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8BR.
Further information will also be made available online from 28th October at
www.hounslow.gov.uk/consultations.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Brett Associates (on behalf of the London Borough of Hounslow)
How to find us:
Address: Watermans Arts Centre
Brentford,
Middlesex
TW8 0DS
• Bus: 65, 237, 269, 267, N9 (Stops BE and BH – two minute walk)
• Tube: Gunnersbury (District) (23 minute walk), South Ealing (Piccadilly) (23 minute walk)
• Overground: Kew Bridge (11 minute walk), Brentford (13 minute walk)
• Car: A315 between M4 and A4, junction 2 of the M4
• Parking: There is a good sized Pay and Display underground car park with capacity for 60 cars at Watermans. The first hour is free and it is £1 per hour thereafter. There are additional Pay and Display car parks within easy reach of Watermans.